Gertrude Abercrombie
(American, 1909-1977)
Alone (The Stroll)
, 1946
Sale 1123 - Casting Spells: The Gertrude Abercrombie Collection of Laura and Gary Maurer
Sep 28, 2022
6:00PM CT
Live / Chicago
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Estimate
$30,000 -
50,000
Price Realized
$150,000
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Gertrude Abercrombie
(American, 1909-1977)
Alone (The Stroll)
, 1946oil on masonite
signed Abercrombie (lower right)
16 3/4 x 13 1/2 inches.
This lot is located in Chicago.
Provenance:
The Artist
(Possibly) Dinah Livingston, the Artist's daughter
Estate of James Lichon, Chicago
Thence by descent through the family
Sold: Treadway Toomey Auctions, Oak Park, Illinois, September 10, 2016, Lot 399 (as Woman on a Path)
Acquired at the above sale by the present owners
Exhibited:
Chicago, Stevens-Gross Galleries, Gertrude Abercrombie: Paintings, March 7 - April 4, 1952
Minneapolis, Minnesota, University of Minnesota
Chicago, Irv Benjamin's Restaurant, 1954, no. 18
Elmhurst, Illinois, Elmhurst Art Museum, Gertrude Abercrombie: Portrait of the Artist as a Landscape, January 20 - March 4, 2018 (also travelled to Springfield, Illinois State Museum, March 23 - June 15, 2018) (as Untitled (Figure on Moonlit Path))
New York, Karma, Gertrude Abercrombie, August 9 - September 23, 2018 (as Untitled (Figure on Moonlit Path))
Literature:
Robert Storr, Susan Weininger, Robert Cozzolino, Dinah Livingston, Studs Terkel, Gertrude Abercrombie, New York, 2018, p. 183, illus. (as Untitled (Figure on Moonlit Path))
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